check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
-less; lacking; non-existing
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to become keen on; to get passionate about
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
the other day; some time ago; recently
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary